Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Hunter Killer; a military thriller that you shouldn't miss

From the producers of “Fast & Furious”
and “London Has Fallen” comes an action thriller set deep under the Arctic
Ocean, “HUNTER KILLER.”
Starring Gerard
Butler, the movie will open on October 31 in Philippine theaters, proudly presented by VIVA
International Pictures and MVP Entertainment.

Hunter Killer refers to a naval vessel, especially
a submarine, equipped to locate and destroy enemy vessels.The story begins with the sinking of a
Russian submarine in the Arctic Ocean, which is immediately followed by the
disappearance of the American sub that has been ghosting it. During the
investigation, it is discovered that a rogue Russian admiral is attempting to
carry out a bloodthirsty coup at a naval base in Russia which could dismantle
the world order. Joe Glass (Butler), the captain of a Hunter Killer, must now assemble an
elite group of Navy SEALs and cross waters that no American sub has ever
crossed before. All this to rescue the
kidnapped Russian president and prevent World War III.

“A
fictional event (that) could easily occur in today’s world” is how
Director Donovan Marsh(award-winning
crime drama iNumber, Number) describes this film. “There
have been many recent news articles about how Russian and American submarines
are chasing each other under water in dangerous ways. Yet, because it’s
happening under the ocean, the public never knows what's going on,” he
explains further, then closes his statement in a positive light, “I think audiences will be thrilled, be
moved and they’ll have a good deal of fun, all while watching a story highly
significant to what’s happening in 2018.”

The authenticity of “HUNTER KILLER” is due to its source material: the novel “Firing
Point,” written by George Wallace, the highly experienced, retired commander of
the nuclear attack submarine the USS Houston, along with the award-winning
journalist and best-selling author Don Keith.

Bringing the book to life on screen started
with the collaboration of screenwriters Arne L. Schmidt(Chain
Reaction)
and Jamie Moss (Ghost in a Shell),
compressing the 700-plus-page novel into a taut exploration of the battle to
stop a war both on land and below the water.

“I felt it was the best military thriller I’d ever read,” commends Marsh. “The essence
of any great thriller is that you can’t predict what's going to happen next,
and as I read this script, I was genuinely on edge all the way. Plus it had
such great, tough characters facing huge dilemmas that are too real.”

Early on, action icon Gerard Butler eyed the
unusual role of Captain Joe Glass—who is more
about daring strategy than physical derring-do. To
prepare for the role, Butler not only took that initial trip out on a working
nuclear sub, he also spent extensive time with a number of former U.S. Navy
commanders to channel their inner cores. “The advisers I consulted with were
indispensable,” he says. “These are
people who can make the right moves like it’s in their sleep. Everything has to
be automatic because when you've got freezing cold water coming in, the carbon
dioxide is building, there's a fire going on…your sub is about to go down, you
need to be able to act in half a second. Learning about that was very
enlightening. You see that it takes certain kind of individual to be able to
lead in this very hazardous narrow tube.”

Oscar® winner Gary Oldman (Best Actor, Darkest Hour, 2017) plays the role of Admiral Charles
Donnegan, the man leading the charge towards military action in the War Room in
Washington D.C. to come up with the best response to the imminent global crisis
for the United States.

Oldman says, “This rogue Russian Admiral has a master plan. He thinks that he’ll
pull off his coup without resistance.
But Donnegan feels his job is to respond to any threat with strength and
intent.”

Navy consultant Captain Russell Coons
assures that “HUNTER KILLER is chance
for audiences to experience a lot of realistic military action but you also
will get a chance to see another core part of Navy life—honor, courage and
commitment being demonstrated against all odds.”